Century Aluminum (CENX) Competitors

Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) and Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, KALU or CENX?

Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.55, meaning that its stock price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to KALU or CENX?

In the previous week, Kaiser Aluminum had 3 more articles in the media than Century Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Kaiser Aluminum and 2 mentions for Century Aluminum. Kaiser Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Century Aluminum's score of 0.47 indicating that Kaiser Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kaiser Aluminum	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Aluminum	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate KALU or CENX?

Kaiser Aluminum currently has a consensus price target of $69.00, suggesting a potential downside of 18.02%. Century Aluminum has a consensus price target of $24.33, suggesting a potential upside of 28.95%. Given Century Aluminum's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Century Aluminum is more favorable than Kaiser Aluminum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kaiser Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings & valuation, KALU or CENX?

Century Aluminum has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kaiser Aluminum. Century Aluminum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kaiser Aluminum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kaiser Aluminum	$3.02B	0.45	$46.80M	$2.67	31.52
Century Aluminum	$2.22B	0.79	$336.80M	$1.18	15.99

Is KALU or CENX more profitable?

Century Aluminum has a net margin of 5.17% compared to Kaiser Aluminum's net margin of 1.43%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 19.06% beat Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kaiser Aluminum	1.43%	7.02%	2.06%
Century Aluminum	5.17%	19.06%	6.43%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of KALU or CENX?

99.3% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Century Aluminum beats Kaiser Aluminum on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.